"Cars 3" — the G-rated film to help your kids deal with the really important things, like retirement. As is custom with Pixar films, "Cars 3" has taken the No. 1 spot in its debut weekend, bringing in an estimated $53.5 million.

That's well below the debut of both prior films in the franchise but (in this instance) money isn't everything. Redemption was most important for this third film.

"'Cars 3' may not be among the best films Pixar has made, but it's definitely the best film in the 'Cars' series and the first to feel worthy of the Pixar label," IGN's Eric Goldman said.

At No. 2 this week: After two weeks at the top of the box office, "Wonder Woman" finally drops a spot with a remarkable $40 million in its third week out. That pushes the Amazon princess's total domestic ticket sales well past a quarter of a million dollars.